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American Vintage '65 Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard

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Overview

An authentic mid-'60s Strat in a fantastic, flash-coated finish.

The 1965 Stratocaster saw the return to a thick C-shaped maple neck, this time with a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays. It was also the first year for enamel-covered pickup wire. That's what players will find on the American Vintage 65 Stratocaster, along with other authentic features including a three-ply white pickguard with 11 holes, lightweight alder body, aged plastic knobs and vintage-accurate pickups, bridge saddles, tuner spacing and more. Includes hardshell case.

Features

Body

Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Not applicable
Body wood: Alder
Body finish: Flash coat lacquer
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: Mid '60s thick C
Neck wood: Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5"
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Flash coat lacquer

Fretboard

Material: Rosewood
Radius: 7.25"
Fret size: Vintage-style
Number of frets: 21
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.653" (42mm)

Pickups

Configuration: SSS
Neck: American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat
Middle: American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat
Bridge: American Vintage '65 Grey Bottom Strat
Brand: Fender
Active or passive: Passive
Series or parallel: Series
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: None

Controls

Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
Pickup switch: 5-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: 6-saddle vintage-style syncronized tremolo
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Fender Deluxe vintage-style
Color: Chrome

Other

Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Thick C-shaped maple neck with round-laminated rosewood fingerboard and larger pearl dot inlays; All-new pickups wound to period-correct specs and sound; Vintage-accurate bridge saddles and tuner spacing; Matching Painted Headstock
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: None
Country of origin: United States

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WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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American Vintage '65 Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard

An authentic mid-'60s Strat in a fantastic, flash-coated finish.

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